Multifunctional cup holding rack

• US 7,520,397 B1
• Filed: 12/17/2007
• Issued: 04/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joyce M. Segale
• Original Assignee: Joyce M. Segale
• Inventors: Segale, Joyce M.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOVOSAD, JENNIFER ELEANORE
• Application Number:
  US12/002,277
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 211/126.7, 211/133.2, 211/106, 211/181.1, 211/74, 211/75, 211/DIG.1, 211/133.5, 211/85.18, 211/85.31, 211/85.26, 211/41.4, 211/87.01, 211/126.9, 220/483, 206/818, D65/66, D64/58, D64/62, 248/311.2, 248/309.1, 248/175, 248/153, 248/302, 248/465.1, 248/683, 248/206.5, 248/309.4, 248/350
• US Class Current: 211/106
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/04 specially adapted for storing dishware
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/0064 for crockery, e.g. plates, glasses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 211/01 Magnetic article holder

Abstract

A multifunctional cup holding rack with a plurality of interconnected open cupholding compartments featuring backside magnetic elements for holding the rack fast against a vertically inclined metallic surface and characterized further by the presence of topside hookloop components and bottomside hook components for holding one rack below and connected to another.

Claims

1. A Multifunctional Cup Holding Rack, comprising:

a. a frontal crossbar;

b. a first bottomside outwardly and upwardly extending hook component;

c. a second bottomside outwardly and upwardly extending hook component;

d. a first lateral support bar;

e. a second lateral support bar;

f. a first end of said frontal crossbar and a frontal end of said first lateral support bar forming a bilinear base portion of said first hook component;

g. a second end of said frontal crossbar and a frontal end of said second lateral support bar forming a bilinear base portion of said second hook component;

h. a first posteriorly inclined upright bar affixed to said first lateral support bar;

i. a second posteriorly inclined upright bar affixed to said second lateral support bar;

j. a first row of rounded, partially open cupholding compartments conjoined one to another with a first outermost one of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said first upright bar and with a second outermost one of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said second upright bar;

k. a first hookloop component being coterminus with said first lateral support bar;

l. a first magnet holding ring being coterminus with and located above said first hookloop component;

m. a second hookloop component being coterminus with and located above said first magnet holding ring;

n. a third posteriorly inclined upright bar being coterminus with said second hookloop component;

o. a third hookloop component being coterminus with said second lateral support bar;

p. a second magnet holding ring being coterminus with and located above said third hookloop component;

q. a fourth hookloop component being coterminus with and located above said second magnet holding ring;

r. a fourth posteriorly inclined upright bar being coterminus with said fourth hookloop component;

s. a second row of rounded, partially open cupholding compartments conjoined one to another with a first outermost one of said second row of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said third upright bar and with a second outermost one thereof being coterminus with an upper portion of said fourth upright bar;

t. a first magnet affixed to said first magnet holding ring, and;

u. a second magnet affixed to said second magnet holding ring.

2. A Multifunctional Cup Holding Rack, comprising:

a. a frontal crossrod;

b. a first bottomside outwardly and upwardly extending hook component;

c. a second bottomside outwardly and upwardly extending hook component;

d. a first lateral support rod;

e. a second lateral support rod;

f. a first end of said frontal crossrod and a frontal end of said first lateral support rod forming a bilinear base portion of said first hook component;

g. a second end of said frontal crossrod and a frontal end of said second lateral support rod forming a bilinear base portion of said second hook component;

h. a first posteriorly inclined upright rod affixed to said first lateral support rod;

i. a second posteriorly inclined upright rod affixed to said second lateral support road;

j. a first row of rounded, partially open cupholding compartments conjoined one to another with a first outermost one of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said first upright rod and with a second outermost one of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said second upright rod;

k. a first hookloop component being coterminus with said first lateral support rod;

l. a first magnet holding ring being coterminus with and located above said first hookloop component;

m. a second hookloop component being coterminus with and located above said first magnet holding ring;

n. a third posteriorly inclined upright rod being coterminus with said second hookloop component;

o. a third hookloop component being coterminus with said second lateral support rod;

p. a second magnet holding ring being coterminus with and located above said third hookloop component;

q. a fourth hookloop component being coterminus with and located above said second magnet holding ring;

r. a fourth posteriorly inclined upright rod being coterminus with said fourth hookloop component;

s. a second row of rounded, partially open cupholding compartments conjoined one to another with a first outermost one of said second row of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said third upright rod and with a second outermost one thereof being coterminus with an upper portion of said fourth upright rod;

t. a first magnet affixed to said first magnet holding ring, and;

u. a second magnet affixed to said second magnet holding ring.

3. A Multifunctional Cup Holding Rack, comprising:

a. a frontal crossrod;

b. a first bottomside outwardly and upwardly extending hook component;

c. a second bottomside outwardly and upwardly extending hook component;

d. a first lateral support rod;

e. a second lateral support rod;

f. a first end of said frontal crossrod and a frontal end of said first lateral support bar forming a bilinear base portion of said first hook component;

g. a second end of said frontal crossrod and a frontal end of said second lateral support bar forming a bilinear base portion of said second hook component;

h. a first posteriorly inclined upright rod affixed to said first lateral support rod;

i. a second posteriorly inclined upright rod affixed to said second lateral support rod;

j. a first row of rounded, partially open cupholding compartments conjoined one to another with a first outermost one of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said first upright rod and with a second outermost one of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said second upright rod;

k. a first hookloop component being coterminus with said first lateral support rod;

l. a first magnet holding ring being coterminus with and located above said first magnet holding ring;

m. a second hookloop component being coterminus with and located above said first hookloop component;

n. a third posteriorly inclined upright rod being coterminus with said second hookloop component;

o. a third hookloop component being coterminus with said second lateral support rod;

p. a second magnet holding ring being coterminus with and located above said third hookloop component;

q. a fourth hookloop component being coterminus with and located above said second magnet holding ring;

r. a fourth posteriorly inclined upright rod being coterminus with said fourth hookloop component;

s. a second row of rounded, partially open cupholding compartments conjoined one to another with a first outermost one of said second row of said compartments being coterminus with an upper portion of said third upright rod and with a second outermost one thereof being coterminus with an upper portion of said fourth upright rod, and;

t. a magnetized bar affixed at a first end thereof to said first magnet holding ring and at a second end thereof to said second magnet holding ring.